Chapter 4. Mission Impossible? Getting a Job in Software Development
“I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work ...I want to achieve it through not dying.”
—Woody Allen (1935–)
Whether you are looking for your first major permanent job upon graduation or going through a job search later in your career, I can guarantee that finding a job is hard work. Fortunately, in our profession for the past few decades, demand has been high for software developers, and getting a job has been easier for us than many of our friends and neighbors in other fields. Whether it’s hard or just plain impossible, you can use some tricks to improve the effectiveness of your hunt. In this chapter, I share some tips for new grads and seasoned professionals alike. ...
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